Guettarda speciosa L., Sp. Pl. (1753)
Latin for 'beautiful'.

Description
Tree up to 22 m tall and 88 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 7 mm long, broadly triangular. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, leaf base usually cordate. Flowers ca. 11 mm diameter, white-cream, with long corolla tube, flowers placed in compressed, umbelliform inflorescences. Fruits ca. 22 mm diameter, greenish, berries?

Ecology
Along sandy and rocky beaches up to 40 m altitude.

Uses
The wood is locally used for making walking sticks.

Distribution
(Sub)-Tropical eastern Africa, Asia and Pacific. In Borneo collected in Sabah, Sarawak, West- and East-Kalimantan.

Local names in Borneo
Baharu laut, Kamatolang, Lingka, Pingan-pingan, Salingkaran.